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All NATO Members Hit 2% Defense Mark, Few Achieve New 3.5% Goal
A ll 32 NATO members are set to meet the alliance’s longstanding target of allocating at least 2% of their gross domestic product (GDP) to defense this year, according to new figures released on Thursday. However, only three countries have so far achieved a more ambitious spending benchmark agreed by alliance leaders earlier this summer.
On Wars: Turkey's Electronic Warfare Capability
All electronic warfare systems developed and delivered by the Turkish defense industry are combat-proven, meaning they have been used in combat, regardless of their class or capabilities. Some activities are carried out in the field even during the development phase. After delivery, solutions continue to be updated based on feedback from the field and evolving processes. Electronic warfare (EW) has repeatedly demonstrated its critical role in modern warfare environments.
Xi to Host Putin and Modi as China Showcases Global South Solidarity
C hinese President Xi Jinping is set to host more than 20 world leaders at a high-profile regional security forum in Tianjin from August 31 to September 1, aiming to project unity among Global South nations and strengthen ties with sanctions-hit Russia amid mounting tensions with the United States. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit will mark the largest gathering since the bloc’s founding in 2001.
Trump Mulls Sanctions on EU Officials Over Digital Services Act
T he administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing unprecedented sanctions on European Union or member state officials involved in enforcing the bloc’s landmark Digital Services Act (DSA), two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The move would escalate growing tensions between Washington and Brussels over tech regulation and freedom of speech online.
Act II of the New World Disorder: American Neo-Hegemonism
P ost-2025 American foreign policy has produced a five-pronged rupture that fundamentally transforms the international system. The resulting order can be characterized as ‘order-internal disorder.’ The global system is evolving into a multipolar arena of negotiation, where security, trade, and norms have become subjects of bargaining; this points to international cooperation taking flexible, fragmented, and highly uncertain forms for the remainder of the 21st century.
Poll: Most Americans Support Palestinian State Recognition
A majority of Americans believe that all United Nations member states should recognize Palestine as a sovereign nation, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll released this week, as Israel and Hamas consider a possible ceasefire in the nearly two-year-long Gaza genocide. The nationwide survey, conducted over six days and concluding Monday, found that 58% of respondents support universal recognition of a Palestinian state, while 33% opposed the idea and 9% expressed no opinion.
What is Trump’s Regional Strategy in the Israel-Iran Crisis?
I srael’s U.S.-backed intervention in Iran demonstrates Trump’s construction of a foreign policy doctrine that integrates military capacity with diplomatic and psychological strategies, unlike the classic neocon line. This approach is based on a multidimensional balance strategy that avoids unnecessary engagement but does not rule out high-impact intervention when necessary.
How Does Turkey View the Iran–Israel Conflict? - Politics Today
F rom Turkey’s perspective, the Iran–Israel conflict is both instructive and cautionary. The rapid escalation of long-standing hostilities between Tehran and Tel Aviv –one of the Middle East’s most persistent fault lines– has once again underscored the risks of unchecked confrontation. The ceasefire may have halted the fighting, but the underlying dangers remain unresolved.
Trump Shock Pushes Japan Toward Rethinking Nuclear Taboo
F or decades, Japan has stood as the only country ever to have suffered the horrors of nuclear attack, maintaining a pacifist constitution and a firm pledge never to produce, possess, or host nuclear weapons. But amid shifting global security dynamics and growing uncertainty over U.S. security guarantees under President Donald Trump, voices within Japan’s political establishment are beginning to question whether those long-standing principles can hold indefinitely.
New Architecture of Regionalization in the International System?
T he normative and institutional fractures that have emerged in the international system alongside the United States’ neo-hegemonic orientation have significantly increased the capacity of regional powers to develop autonomous strategies. This trend is not based solely on the search for a balance of power; it also paves the way for the redefinition of soft power elements such as historical ties, shared identities and cultural norms.
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